Cycling at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Women's road race

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Cycling at the
2016 Summer Paralympics
Road cycling
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Road race
Men Women
B B
H2 H1–4
H3
H4
H5 H5
C1–3 C1–3
C4–5 C4–5
T1–2 T1–2

The Women's road race cycling events at the 2016 Summer Paralympics took place on September 17 at Flamengo Park, Pontal. Six events were held, over 13 classifications.

2016 Summer Paralympics fifteenth Summer Paralympic Games

The 2016 Summer Paralympics, the 15th Summer Paralympic Games, were a major international multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities governed by the International Paralympic Committee, held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016. The Games marked the first time a Latin American and South American city hosted the event, the second Southern Hemisphere city and nation, the first one being the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, and also the first time a Lusophone (Portuguese-speaking) country hosted the event. These Games saw the introduction of two new sports to the Paralympic program: canoeing and the paratriathlon.

Flamengo Park largest public park and recreation area in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Flamengo Park, also known as Aterro do Flamengo, Eduardo Gomes Park, and Aterro do Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes, is the largest public park and recreation area within the city of Rio de Janeiro, in eastern Brazil.

Pontal Municipality in Southeast, Brazil

Pontal is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population is 45,978 in an area of 356 km². The elevation is 515 m.

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Classification

Cyclists are given a classification depending on the type and extent of their disability. The classification system allows cyclists to compete against others with a similar level of function. The class number indicates the severity of impairment with "1" being most impaired.

Cycling classes are: [1]

Tandem bicycle Type of bicycle

The tandem bicycle or twin is a form of bicycle designed to be ridden by more than one person. The term tandem refers to the seating arrangement, not the number of riders. Patents related to tandem bicycles date from the late 1890s. Tandems can reach higher speeds than the same riders on single bicycles, and tandem bicycle racing exists. As with bicycles for single riders, there are many variations that have been developed over the years.

A handcycle is a type of human-powered land vehicle powered by the arms rather than the legs, as on a bicycle. Most handcycles are tricycle in form, with two coasting rear wheels and one steerable powered front wheel. Despite usually having three wheels, they are also known as handbikes.

Tricycle

A tricycle, often abbreviated to trike, is a human-powered three-wheeled vehicle.

Women's road races

B

ClassGoldSilverBronze
B Iwona Podkoscielna
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Katie George Dunlevy
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
Emma Foy
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand

H1-4

ClassGoldSilverBronze
H1-4 Christiane Reppe
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Lee Do-yeon
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Francesca Porcellato
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy

H5

ClassGoldSilverBronze
H5 Andrea Eskau
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Laura de Vaan
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Jennette Jansen
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands

C1-3

ClassGoldSilverBronze
C1-3 Jamie Whitmore
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Zeng Sini
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Denise Schindler
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany

C4-5

ClassGoldSilverBronze
C4-5 Sarah Storey
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Anna Harkowska
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Crystal Lane
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain

T1-2

ClassGoldSilverBronze
T1–2 Carol Cooke
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Jill Walsh
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Jana Majunke
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany

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